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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
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SYDNEY: Two big bushfires around Walgett and Bewarrina have been brought under control, but more than 100 fire-fighters are standing by in case of further outbreaks. Most inland centres reported…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A heat wave in the north-west plains during the past week has greatly increased danger of grass fires. A prolific season has produced vast quantities of plain grass, and the umbrella-like tops blowing across the plains are piling up at fences, telephone poles…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Sunday.—Two serious grass fires, one on a 50-mile front and the other 20 miles wide, are sweeping towards Walgett…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire brigades in Newcastle and Lakeside districts answered 509 alarms in 1949. They answered 665 calls the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON.—Two families—both of seven—made escapes from fire at their homes. Family No. 1 was of Mr. and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Four station families last night prepared to leave their homes when bush fires on a 25-mile front swept through tinder-dry stock pastures near Wyandra,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Though the inland heat wave eased further today and bushfires in north-western N.S.W. have almost completely burned themselves out, over the border in south-western Queensland fierce fires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The hush fires in South-western Queensland were brought under control generally to-day, but graziers are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY: Rising temperatures and a hot breeze have renewed the bushfire danger in the west and the entire township of Brewarrina has been alerted to prepare to race 13 miles to where…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Thirty acres of grassland was destroyed by fire, believed to have been caused by men smoking out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BRISBANE: After fighting fires in the south-west continually since New Year's Day, with practically no sleep, the army of fire-fighters was last night reported to be exhausted. Charleville police reported to-…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stockton brigade, using one hydrant, put out a grass fire on vacant land yesterday morning. There was no damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY: Damage estimated at £2500 was caused by a fire at a refrigerator factory in Beecroft-d., Epping, early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →GRAFTON, Thursday.—James John MacDonald, Acting Post-master at Dalmorton, which is about halfway between Grafton and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Curtains which brushed against a gas copper set alight a laundry at the rear of Mr. G. Cameron's home in Bonar-street. Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY: The Chief Secretary (Mr. C. H. Mathews) warned today against serious danger of bush fires throughout the Stats. He said that the fire danger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DAVENPORT (Iowa), Jan. 8. A.A.P.—The bodies of 37 women have been recovered from the ruins of the burnt-out mental ward of the three-storied Mercy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →DAVENPORT (Iowa), Sun. (A.A.P.): Firemen today abandoned the search for other possible victims of a fire which yesterday destroyed a three-storey mental ward of the Mercy Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY: Fire patrols on Sydney's outskirts were alerted for bushfires today. This followed a warning from the Bushfire Advisory Commit-…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BROKEN HILL, Monday.—A furniture factory was gutted by fire this morning, causing £5000 damage…
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